The sixth ranked Florida men’s basketball team traveled to Tallahassee last night to take on instate rival Florida State; the Gators easily defeated the Seminoles 72 to 47 on the road. With the win, the Gators move to 7-0, their best start since the 2009-2010 season. The 25 point victory …
Read More »Gator Women’s Basketball Bounces Back Against Troy
The Florida women’s basketball team handily defeated the Troy Trojans on Tuesday night 87-62. The Gators entered the game on a two-game losing streak and head coach Amanda Butler says a 20 point victory on their home court was exactly what her team needed. Florida definitely came ready to play as …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Overwhelm And Oust Marquette
GAINESVILLE, FL. – Wednesday night, Florida basketball head coach Billy Donovan benched Patric Young due to his attitude in practice, attempting to send a message to the junior. Thursday night, Young responded, and sent a message not only to his head coach, but maybe to Florida’s opponents as well, earning a …
Read More »Gator Men’s Basketball Hosts Savannah State Tuesday
The Florida men’s basketball team hosts the Savannah State Tigers on Tuesday in the O’Connell Center. After defeating Middle Tennessee on Sunday, the Gators are off to a 3-0 start. UF head coach Billy Donovan is happy with the team’s progress so far this season. Savannah State is 3-2 overall. …
Read More »Carlie Needles Hits Nine 3s To Propel Gator Women’s Hoops Past UNF
Redshirt freshman Carlie Needles was repping the Sunshine State on Monday night after making it rain from beyond the arc, powering the Florida women’s basketball team (3-1) to a 74-44 rout of North Florida (0-4) Monday night in Gainesville. Needles’ nine 3 point shots and 27 points carried the Gators to their third straight …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Plays Middle Tennessee State Today
The 10th ranked Florida Gator men’s basketball team is in Tampa Sunday taking on the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. Both teams entering the game are 2-0 on the season. The Gators are coming off a dominant 74-56 win over 22nd ranked Wisconsin last Wednesday while the Blue Raiders defeated the …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Takes Out Wisconsin
The 10th ranked Florida Gator men’s basketball team defeated the 22nd ranked Wisconsin Badgers 74-56 Wednesday night. The Gators from tipoff dominated and never looked back as Florida shot 61 percent from the floor going 26 of 42 and 50 percent from deep going 6 of 12. The Gators held Wisconsin scoreless …
Read More »Upperclassmen Lead The Way In Gator Women’s Hoops Win
The young Florida women’s basketball team was lead by upperclassmen Sunday afternoon as the team improved its record to 2-0 after taking down the Georgia State Panthers(1-1) 84-65. The Gators were outrebounded in the first half by 10 boards but bounced back to grab six more than the Panthers in the second half. …
Read More »Wilbekin OUT as Gators Men’s Basketball Takes On Georgetown Friday
The Florida men’s basketball team opens the regular season this Friday against Georgetown in the Navy/Marine Corps Classic at Mayport. The game will take place on the deck of the USS Bataan battleship in Jacksonville and the 10th ranked Gators are preparing for the outdoor elements. Florida senior guard Kenny Boynton …
Read More »Gators Hoops Sees Freshmen Do Well In Exhibition
The 10th ranked (pre-season)Florida men’s basketball team defeated Nebraska-Kearney 101-71 in an exhibition game Thursday night in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. This was the first meeting between the two schools. UF returned three starters from last season’s Elite Eight squad; senior guard Kenny Boynton, senior forward Erik Murphy and junior …
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